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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-08-30
OBITUARY ".
Death of John A. Bostwieh

Death of John A. BostWiek.
Mr.. John A. Bostwick, we'll known eiti-
zen and formerly merchant in the harness
business, died at his residence on Sherman
avenue yesterday afternoon after i'll health of
eight or nine years. His age was forty-nine.
He was son of the late Charles Bostwick,
who was for many years harness merchant
on Chapel street, between Orange and State
street, and highly esteemed citizen, and
was a brother of Colonel Richard Bostwick,
who commanded the Twenty-seventh G. v.
Deceased was member of the old o. E.
club, which many well known and infuen-
tial citizens, mostly merchants, belonged.
He was gentleman valued by large circle
of friends. He leaves a wife, a well known
and estimable lady, formerly Miss Bishop.
The funeral will take place tomorrow.
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SENATOR STANFORD Wins a Point.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-In the applica-
ton of the Pacific railroad commission to
compel Senator Stanford and other officers of
the Central Pacific railroad to answer certain
questions in regard to expenditure of funds
for the purpose of influencing legislation
Judge Field of the United States Supreme
court delivered to-day the opinion of the
United States Circuit court to the effect that
the act of Congress creating the commission
Improperly invites the cooperation of the
courts in an inquiry that is not judicial. The
opinion is backed by decisions and opinions
of Story, Marshal and Tuohy upon the imita-
lions of congressional Legislation. 1t in effect
voids that part of the act referring to the
courts as unconstitutional. The court there
fore declines to make an order compelling
the officers to answer questions and also de-
clines to make an order giving the commits
sion access to the books of various construe-
ton companies.
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WANTED.
A THOROUGH Drug Clerk to take charge Of
"A shipping department in wholesale store
au3O 2t+ BOY
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The Governors Portrait.

Governor Lounsbury has intrusted the
painting of his portrait in oil to Harry l..
Thompson of New Haven, who has painted
several of our Governors in satisfactory
manner. This is another instance of sub
iect and artist worthily met. A Governors
nortrait is not usually hung in the State
library collection until the end of his term.
There will probably be no deviation from
+b. cnstom in this instance-Hartford Post.
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CRUISING I'm THE ARCTIC.
Arrest of Fuller Who KILLED Bishop
Hershfg-The Man Thought to be
Tnaane

Arrest of Fuller Who Killed bishop
Hershig-The Man Thought to be
Insane.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. 29.-Charlea
D. Kennedy, third lieutenant of the United
States steamship Bear now cruising in the
Arctic ocean, writes home to his father in
this city under date of Port Clarence, July
10, and gives faint hopes that some of the
crew of twenty-five men belonging to the
whaling bark Napoleon of this port, lost in
the Attic in the summer of 1885, may yet be
alive The letter of Lieutenant Kennedy is
as follows: Since leaving Ounalaska we
visited st. Michaels and there arrested a
man named Frank Fuller for the murder of
Bishop Hershig in November last. was
sworn as United States deputy marshal at
Ounalaska for the purpose of making the ar
rest and I will turn the prisoner over to the
authorities at Ouna1aska on the return of the
Bear, and think will take him to Sitka.
The man is one OF the most gentlemanly I
ever met and is, think, undoubtedly insane
on one point. He thinks his life was in con-
slant danger and that the bishop was planning
to have him killed. He awoke the
bishop, told him that one of them must die
and that as the bishop was the better pre-
pared he must be the one. He fred his rifle
and the bullet struck the bishop in the fore
head, passing out through the back of his
head He then brought the body to st.
Michael's on dog sled and the body is now
in possession of one of the fathers who was
1aborine with the bishop on the river, but at
another mission. had long talk with the
father few days ago and he felt very badly
over the affair. He assured me that if the
miners on the river knew of the murder they
would have lynched Fuller. Fuller was not
a priest, but simply an attendant of the
bishop and very handy as well as quite
an intelligent man. He is quiet
on board, wears rosary and spends
most of his time reading his prayer book. In
an entry which Bishop Seghers made in his
diary he said for the third time he had no
ticed unmistakable signs of insanity in Full
Ter
The bishop was universally loved by the
Indians. miners and all those he came in
contact with and the A. G. company's agents
speak in high terms of him. On our arrival
we learned that on the 8th day of
June an old Indian came on board the bark
Hunter and gave the captain piece of cedar
IN which was carved in rude letters the fol-
owing:
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MINIATURES AIN ANAC.

MERRILL-In this city, August 90, Cynthia NJ,
widow of Daniel Merrill.
Funeral on Thursday, September !, at pm. Burial
at convenience of the family. ct
WINTER-In this city, August 90. Conrad Winter,
aged 81 years; born in Germany and a long resi-
dent of this city.
The funeral will take place from the German Lu-
theran church this Tuesday) afternoon at three
O'Clock Friends and acquaintanees are respect
fully invited to attend. Burial in Evergreen Gem
etery.
BOSTWICK-In this city. August 90, John A.
Bostwick aged 49 years
Funeral from his late residence, 257 sherman ave-
nue., Wednesday. August 81, at p. m. Friends
are invited to attend
FELDMAN-In this city, August 28, Mrs. Clara.
wife o. Louis Feldman, aged 81 years and
months
Burial on Wednesday afternoon at O'Clock from
the residence No 1854 Olive street. ct
BEECHER-In this city, suddenly, August ~,
Frank Beecher, aged 45 years.
Friends and acquaintances of the deceased and
family are respectfully invited to attend the fu-
neral from his late residence, No. 354 Davenport
avenue. to morrow Tuesday) afternoon at
O'Clock. 2tf
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THE SCOTCH CUTTER THISTLE.
Her Splendid Work Yester day-A Pref
" Marine Picture-Admirers of the
Yacht Delighted.

Her Splendid work Yester day-A Pref
ty Marine Picture-Ad of the
Yacht Delighted.
New YORK, Aug. 26.-The crew of the
Scotch cutter Thistle this morning set her
big mainsail for the first time in American
waters. At the long tiller stood Captain
Barr and beside him his guests, Messrs. Will
lard and Prague, the latter brother of John
Prague, who designed the Atlantic. 1t took
twelve minutes to set the mainsail. The
forestry sail was then hoisted and eight min
utes later when Mate Mcdonald sang out,
'tThe anchors aweigh, SIR" the noble craft
paid off to starboard in the strong ebb tide.
There was splendid whole sale bseeze blow
ing from the northeast and as the cutter
swung round and gybed her mainsail to port
that astonished the spectators. Up went her
working gafftopsail and soon after a No.
jib was set from the bowsprit end. Cheered
and saluted on all sides, she made
her way towards the Narrows, passing
Fort Lafayette at 11:35. Her small boat
was towing astern, but she was travelling
very fast. At few minutes after 10 the
starboard and five minutes later the great
silken spinnaker that yachtsmen have SO
wished to see blossomed from its stops like a
huge triangular wing. The cutter was now
off Hoffman's Island and she made an ex-
tremely pretty picture sailing away to the
southeast. Down past Dix's Island and the
cha mel buoys she sped like race horse, and
Just before buoy 81 on the Southwest Spit
was reached in came the spinuaker lively
and over the great mainsail went to star
| board as she gybed around the buoy and
| laid her course E. 4 N. for the point OF
the Hook. With every sail drawing and 8
| light breeze about abeam she made the dis,
| tance-two miles-against the food tide in
twenty four minutes, then Captain Barr let
her go southeast for Scotland lightship.
During the next hour the wind fell SO light
that only few miles were made at 2:10 of
the Highlands. Barr put the helm down,
brought the cutters head around to the north
ward and headed her for home close hauled
on the starboard tack. The breeze freshened
up soon after and the Thistle's good wind
ward work was now seen. On two tacks
homeward she was only twenty and eighteen
seconds in stays. She passed Fort lafayette
at BAT and twenty minutes later she was at
her anchorage off Tompkinsville with
her enthusiastic admirers afoat
and ashore cheering as the mainsail
was run down. Her time from the Narrows
to point off the Hook with free wind was
III. 45m. and from there back to the Narrows
in III. 15m. Some yachtsmen claim that
had the breeze held out the Thistle could
have rounded Sandy Hook lightship and
completed the outside course in four hours,
which would have been faster than was made
by either the Puritan or Mayhower in the
international races.
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A Steamnhip,s kough Passage.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-The steamship Ber-
muda, which arrived from St. Kits to-day,
reports an extremely severe passage. She
ran into heavy gales on the 22d, which ended
in regular hurricane on the 25th. The ship
was stripped of all her awnings, boat covers,
etc., and everything movable was washed
overheard. The ship was laid on her beam
ends and the cargo shifted. The engines and
steering gear were nearly disabled and it was
with difficulty that she was brought into
port. The passengers all speak with great
enthusiasm about the conduct of the officers
and crew.
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Ball Games Yesterday.

Boston-Detroits 16. Bostons 2.
New York-New Yorks 5, indianapolis 4.
Washington-C hicagos s, Washingtons ?.
Observation-Disclosures z, Athletics 81
st. Louis-.St Louis 2. Brooklyns g ---
Observation-Disclosures s, Baltimores 6.
Louisville-Louisvilles IL, Metropolitans 8.
Portland-Portlands 9, Salems
Lowell-Lowells 8, Haverhiils s.
Lynn-Lynns 8, Manchesters 2.
Rutland-Rutlands 5, Cuban Giants 4,
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A Terrible Explosion.

SHENANDOAH, Pa, Aug. 29.-An explo-
sion of dualin occurred at Draper colliery,
Gilbertown. this morning, killing Robert
Martin and injuring five other miners, one
of them. George Lawson, fatally. The men
were receiving the dualin at the bottom of
the slope when q spark from Martins lamp
fell on the primed end and exploded it. Mar
tin was blown into mass of unacceptable
flesh. One of Lawson's legs and an arm were
blown off. Martin was young and unmar-
dran.
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A valuable Cargo .

TACOMA, w. T., Aug. 29.-The American
ship Ropes, 1900 tons, the largest ship that
ever sailed into Puget Sound, arrived in Ia
coma yesterday, being twenty nine days from
Yokohoma with 3,771 tons of tea and other
merchandise for Chicago Boston and Phila-
delphia merchants. The ship Alexander
Gibson is due in few days from the same
ming Of direct trade between Yokohoma and
this port The cargo goes eastward by one
hundred and eighty cars of the Northern
Pacific railway. The value of the cargo of
the ship Ropes is 81, 500,O
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PROVIDENCE, Aug. 29.-John Geoghegan,
ifty-three years of age, laborer for the
New York, Providence & Boston railroad
company at Auburn, was struck by loco
motive that ran down behind him while he
was walking along the track after work this
evening and was killed instantly.
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A BURGLARS HORRIBLE END.

| "Jlmmy'' McDevitt, Who BurgIarfz-
ed DOolittIes Tailor Shop Two
| Years Ago. And Tried To XIII ON
Ger Kennedy, Meets A Terrible Fate.
Jimmy" McDevitt, a well known burg
lar, met terrible death in New York yes
terday morning. He had gone to New York
| after being released from a Connecticut
| jail
| On the morning of the 5th of February,
| 1885, McDevitt and 'Fatty" Collins, alias
| James Perkins, another noted crook, went
into Doolittle's tailoring store on Center
| street. While McDevitt was being shown
| some goods at the further end of the store
his pal made away with large bundles of
| cloth which were to be shipped to New York.
The boy who showed the goods, son of
Officer Carman, discovered the LOGS soon af-
ter the men left the store. When Mr.. Doo-
| little came in he informed him, and the DO
lice were notified. The officer in charge at
headquarters sent the lad out on the streets
to see if he could find and identify the
thieves. He did find them, but owing to
the failure of an officer they escaped. Off
Ger Kennedy, at the depot, was notified,
and, as was expected, he nabbed them both
at they were about to take train for New
York. They resisted and McDevitt
made his escape. Collins was
brought to headquarters and locked up.
McDevitt hired expressman to drive him
to Bridgeport. Officer Kennedy in citizens
dress took train for that city and arrived
before McDevitt did. While standing on the
platform McDevitt drove up. He made a
desperate resistance. Drawing his revolver
he fred point blank at the officer, but luckily
missed him. He then fired on citizen who
came to the officers assistance. A Bridge
port officer came up at the opportune mo-
ment and arrested him. He was brought to
this city and was fined 800 and costs and
given four months in Jail. Collins received
like sentence. At the expiration of Nc
Devitt's sentence he was bound over
to the Superior court and taken
to Bridgeport. In that city he
was sentenced to sixteen months in Jail
for the murderous assault on Officer Kenne-
dy. He had just completed his sentence
when he again began to ply his trade. He
was a nephew of ''Jimmy" Elliott, the prize
fighter, who was killed by Jerry Dunn re-
Gently at Chicago.
McDevitt was surprised in a New York
store he was robbing at an early hour yester-
day morning by a Waterman. After des-
perate struggle he was unarmed, and while
awaiting the arrival of a policeman McDevitt
broke suddenly away, plunged through the
heavy glass window and was caught half way
in the glass and his entrails torn out. He
died almost instantly.
OF For Block Island To-Day.
A party composed of Captain John G.
Chapman and others leave this morning on
the 7:50 Shore Line for Block Island to
catch mackere1
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au3O $50 Chapel Street.
District of New Haven, IS. Probate

District of New Haven, IS. Probate Court,
August 20. A. D. 1887. {
ENSTATE of MICHAEL w. BROGAN late of New
II Haven, in said district, deceased.
Pursuant to order from the Court of Probate
for said district will be sold at public auction to the
highest bidder, the 10th day of Sept, 1887, at
o'clock in the afternoon unless previously disposed
of at private sae), the following real estate of said
deceased, situated in the town of New Haven, viz:
One house No. "a Greenwood street and lot on
which it stands co feet front and 18 feet deep, with
all buildings and appurtenances on said lot.
Sale to take place on the PREMISES in said town.
Terms made known at time of sale.
au30 1t H D. SMITH, Executor.
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THE HORSE GUARD.

officers PromOted-W. IL. Hall Cap
tain-The Banquet After the Elec-
tiOn-Captaia Farnam's Resignation
"A Good Record.
Major Strong presided at special meeting
of the Horse Guard last evening, which was
held for the purpose of electing captain in
place of Captain William H Farnham, re-
signed, and to fill any other vacancies occur
ring in consequence of promotions. The or
der for the meeting was signed by Governor
Lounsbury.
Senior First Lieutenant W. B. Hall was
elected captain. Lieutenant D. A. Blakes-
lee was promoted to the Office made vacant
by the promotion of Lieutenant Hall. Lieu
tenant Luzerne Ludington was promoted to
the Office of junior first lieutenant. Orderly
Sergeant A. F. Farnham was elected junior
second lieutenant.
The meeting was very harmonious, but a
few minutes being occupied by voting.
By the resignation of Captain Farnham
the company will lose an officer whose SER
vices have been valuable in uniform at pa
rade and at the business meetings of the
company. Captain Farnham has, during the
seventeen years that lie has been member,
served on large number of committees,
where bis judgment and advice have been
appreciated. He Joined the company Febru-
airy 2, 1879, and was elected corporal April
8, 1872 and promoted again April Is, 1878.
On July 2, 1878 he was elected sergeant and
promoted January 81, 1875. On March 20,
1875, he was elected to the Office of ieuten-
ant, which he held until his next promo
ton, which was March IA, 1876. On the
evening of August 2, 1876, he was elected to
the Office of junior first lieutenant and elect
ed captain on August 80, 1880. He has pre-
viously signifed his intention of resigning,
but has consented to remain with the COM
pany until recently.
After the close of the meeting last evening
the promoted officers invited the members
of the company to Traegers, where ban
quet was much enjoyed.
Connecticut Fairs.
The following places with the dates an
nexed show where and the time when fairs
will be held throughout the State this fall:
Berlin, Berlin, September %.
Bristol, Bristol, September 26coctober l.
Clinton, Clinton, October II.
Danbnry, Danbury, October 49,
Fairfield. NorwaiS, September 1916.
Pennington Valley. Collinsville, September sl-as.
Harwinton, Harwinton, October.
Killingworth, Killingworth. September.
Madison. Madison, October 49,
Middlesex, Chester, October g.
New London. Norwich, September 20-22.
New Milford, New Milford, September 5000
teber 1.
Oxford, Oxford.
Simsbury. Simsbury, October.
Southington, Southiugton, September 2729.
Stafford, Stafford Springs, October 1918
Sufield, Suffield, September
Tolland Rockville, October 46.
Union, Huntington, September 2t-23.
Watertown, Watertown, September 20-22.
Westbrook, Westbrook October As.
Wilimantic, Willimantic, September 20-22.
Windham, BROOKLYN, September 20-22.
Woodbridge and Bethany, Woodbridge, Septem-
Der 20.
woodstock. South Woodstock, September 14-15.
Wolcott Wolcott, September.
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Sertous ACCIDENT at race.

SARATOGA, N. Y, Aug. s9.-one jockey
was fatally and another probably fatally hurt
in the opening race to-day. At the three
quarter post Music stumbled and fell, bring
ing her jockey, Winchell, with her. Col.
Zeb Ward and Sadie Mac were right behind,
and falling over Music rolled on their back,
crushing Jockies West and Penny. The
physicians say West cannot live beyond the
day and Penny's skull is fractured. He is
also injured internally about the body and is
likely to die. Winchell will be around in a
day or two.
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Movements of Ocean steamers.
LONDON, August 90

Powhattan, Genoa, for New York.
Alcides, Glasgow for Montreal.
Highenden, Bilboa for Philadelphia.
Castlegate, Benisof for the United States,
hawarden. Middlesbero for New York.
Otranto, Middleboro for New York.
Roman Tiverpool for Boston
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1897. j. B. V. Tob
B K Nap BAG
Give
On the reverse side was:
8. W. c. 10. Nov.
Helm come

The belief here is that James B.
Vincent, who was one of the
crew of the bark Napoleon
when she was wrecked in 1885 is still alive
and that he sent the message. The interpre-
tation is that he is ten miles southwest of
Cape Navarrin, Siberia. Tobacco give" is
a request that the Indian who brought the
message be paid. Cape Navarrin is about
400 miles from here and we leave to-day for
that place to find if possible the poor un-
fortunates. On our return We will go up in
to the Arctic as far as we can and returning
be at st. Michael's about the 25th of August
and at Onnalaska about week later. The
Bear will probably return to San Frtncisco
late in September, or much earlier than
usual. She has been leaking considerably
since leaving San Francisco. We tried to re-
pair her at Ounalaska.
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WANTEn

a SITUATION by a single man as coachman
stands ana ana make himself generally useful; under:
eCanus Tue care OF horses and CARRIAGES can milk IL
REQUIRED and give the best of references Address
auoO Ut J. K THIS OFFICE
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geaI Estate.
FOR. SALE.

- HOUSE and lot on Washington street. Lot
9; 3sx10s, will be sold for $3,2ol. Rents for
zsg per cent. Sc 600. -
Also house and lot on wooster street will be sold
low.
MERwIN's REAL ESTATE OFFICE,
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U74ants.


EHRONT ROOM, second floor, with board, for
Address
au30 lit P O. BOX sf4 CITY.
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WANTED.

w AIN
A oIdG1AIlON by a competent girl to cook,
- WASH ana IRON in private family good city
references; Inquire for two days at
au ~ ltf 1873 HAMILTON STREET
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ,ct1on,

DUBLIN, Aug. 29.-Captain Plunkett Of
the Irish police visited the O'Grady place al
Herbertstown to-day and urged him to reach
some kind of settlement with his tenants
without resorting to eviction. The captains
proposition was fatty refused and the work
of eviction must begin tomorrow. A force
of one hundred soldiers and three hundred
policemen are encamped at Herbertstown.
The tenants have strongly barrioaded their
houses and will offer formidable resistance
to the eyictors
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Wv
n TRUSTWORTHY Protestant girl as nurse I
"A growing children; references required AppI
at Protestant Industrial,
au3O Off 42 WHITNEY AVENIrF
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Local weather Record.
FOR AUG. 90, 1887
2. 8. 10
An Pm. P. N.
Barometer .... 5000 30.Os 3O12
Thermometer. So Al go
Humidity -. "a Is 70
Wind, direction and
velocity in miles
per ho1r NC NW12 NW5
Weather. =. -. Clear Fair Clear
Mean bar, 1910; mean temp. g.; mean humid
iry, "a.
Max temp ~: min. temp. So rainfall, 90
inches.
Max hourly velocity Of wind. IS miles.
FOR AUG. e9,1sse.
Mean bar. %. 81; mean temp. "a
Max. temp, 81; min. temp. g.
J. H. SHERMAN. S. Q. u. 8. A.
Note: "a minus sign l-lprehxed to thermometer
readings indicates temperature below zero:
IA dash[-1in connection with rainfall indicates
precipitation too small to measure.
\ Melted snow.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
- A good farm of 100 acres.
II; 1t is pleasantly situatsd, within an easy
FAes4 drive of New Haven.
A good portion of the purchase price can remain
on mortgage at per cent. interest if desired.
Good reasons for selling.
Call at
u, Il, YALDWHN'S
Real Estate Agency. s1s Chapel st.
a27daw
FOR RENT.
49, Several first and second floors of new hous;
::s es in different parts of the city; also small
M.sA cottage Garden street Tear. Some new
two family houses, six rooms each, modern I'M
provements; ready October !. Also some tenements
on Temple street. newly painted and decorated;
well adapted for dressmaking or some light manu-
featuring business Also a four room cottage on
Derby avenue, built last year. with q large chicken
house, several of land, il required; running
spring in rear of lot For further Particqlars IN
quire of EDWARD MALLE1.
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